Swivel-joint for hose-reels.



s. CLAY. v SWIVEL JOINT FOR HOSE REELS. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 1. I912-RENEWED MAY 19, I915- 1 1,16 6,579. I Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

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SAMUEL CLAY, or HANovnH, PENNSYLVANIAVASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF TO HARRY E.I-IOKE AND RALPH H. HOKE,-'BOTH or HANOVER, rnNNsYLvANL i.

SWIVEL-JOINT FOR HOSE-REELS.

V Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented Jana, 1916.

Application filed October 1, 1912, Serial No. 723,287. Renewed May19,1915. Serial No. 29,215.

- connections and more particularly to a swivel joint, especiallyadapted for use in connec tion with hose reels to form one of the'rotatable supports thereof, my object being to enable a hose reel tocarry hose of varylng lengths and thus permit the sprinkling operationto be accomplished with the use of a given length of hose withoutunwinding all of the same from the reel.

It is of some importance in the provision of mechanisms in this classthat a simple, and yet efficient, structure be provided, and one whichwill stand considerable use, and the structure about to be set forthexemplifies such considerations.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which like characters of reference'indicatecorresponding parts in both the views, and in which Figure l is a sideview of the reel; while Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view showing theswivel coupling on which one end of the drum is mounted.

The construction shown embodies a hose reel made up of the usual frame 1and drum 2 about which a length of hose 3 is adapted to be wound, thedrum being mounted in the frame on one side by means of a stub shaft 4.on which is a crank handle 5, the other end of the drum being mounted ina swivel coupling 6 to which a line of hose 7 may be connected, whichline of hose leads to a suitable water supply.

The swivel coupling is shown particularly in Fig. 2, and embodies partsmovable relatively to each other, one of the parts being made up of twomembers suitably held together and turning with the drum, being fixedthereto. One of these members 8 has a passageway 9 extendingtherethrough, one end thereof being formed into a nipple 10 on which thehose 3 is secured, the other end being provided with a flange 11. The

ass-ageway 13 extending therethrough o greater diameter than 'that ofthe passageway 9 before-mentloned, this passageway receiving the secondpart 14: of the coupling which has the passageway '15 extendingtherethrough, registering with'the first-mentioned passageway 9; theouter end of this part 14 is formed into 'a nipple 16 on which the endof the hose 7 is adapted to be secured.

The frame 1 is provided with an opening 7 17 extending therethrough intowhich the said member 12'passes, there being a shoulder 18 on the memberwhereby the drum is properly positioned with respect to the frame. Thesaid member 12 is provided ad- 'acent its inner end with a flange 19adapted to register with the flange 11 on the member 8,there being asuitable piece of packing 20 between these members, which are secured tothe drum 2 by any suitable fastening means, such as screws 21. It willbe obvious now that if the drum '2 is turned relatively to the frame 1the members 8 and 12 will turn therewith; it is essential, however, thatin order to permit such turning relatively to the part 1 1, and at thesame time prevent separation of the parts, that somev structure must beprovided, and to this end the following preferred form has been adopted2+- The inner end of the part 14: is provided with a beveledperipheral'shoulder 22, the inner end of the passageway 13 in the member12 being countersunk, whereby the inclined wall of the shoulder 22 mayclosely engage in the said countersunk portion,

vents leakage, this packing engaging the two flanges on the members 8and 14, thereby tending to effectually prevent the passage of any waterthrough the joint.

It is of course clear that "many minor changes in the design andmaterial of which the parts are ma e may be availed of without departingfrom the inventive idea, and that the size of the parts maybe varied inorder to provide suitable couplings adapted to hose reels of varyingsizes.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent A coupling especially adapted for use in connection wth hose reels, comprising two a I u l which engagement, while permlttingrelative V the first part consisting of' an elongated member adapted forconnection to a hose at one end and having a passage way extend ingtherethrough, and aflange at its-opposite end, and another elongatedmember adapted to extend through a reel support and also having apassage-way extending therethrouglrand provided with a flange at" oneendand with an annular'spacing shoulder adjacent said flange, packingmaterial between the flanges. of? the saidlelongateds members, fasteningmembers. for connecting said: flanges and seeuringvthe. same; to: areel; thGRSBCOIld: partof the; coupling comprising; an; elongatedmember. extending; thronglrthe: second"-me11 1be1-- of the firstcoupling; part and having a pass-a'ge vay andradapted fora connection atonez en d tota, hose,- a. beveled:;pe.- ripher-al shoulder: adjacent.the flangedz end (iopies of thisipatentigmay, be obtainedfor-'five-ce-nts each,

ofthe said second member of the first coupling part, said second memberof the first coupling part being provided with a connter-sunkportioninto W'-l1-lCl1-= the said shoulder engages, whereby when themembers of the" first part are secured to a reel, and the hose is placedin communication with the coupling parts, movement thereof is per-mittedwhereby water maybe conducted through the coupling, irrespective of themovement of the reel within its-support In testimony whereof I havesigned my name to this;sp eeification inzthe presence of two,subscribing witnesses;

SABI UEL CLAY.

Vit1 1esses;

C. M. WVINEBRENNER, H, E; Hoxn.

by addressing the: Commissioner ofv Patents.

Washington, D. S.

